For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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At least 30 North Korean troops killed or wounded in Kursk Region, Ukraine says. From AFP. Ukraine said early today that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers deployed in western Russia’s Kursk region over the weekend. READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 15  Ukrainian drone hits Russia’s Chechnya as Kyiv continues pushback after Moscow bombardment, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — A Ukrainian drone struck a campus belonging to Russia’s National Guard Sunday in the Russian region of Chechnya, as Kyiv continues to strike back after a mass air attack from Moscow. READ MORE . . .

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Serial production of Oreshnik missiles to begin shortly — Putin. From Tass. MOSCOW — “As you know,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a board meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry, “the Oreshnik intermediate-range missile system has become . . . READ MORE . . .